Environmental Science

Geospatial Computing, Innovations, and Sensing

 GCIS
EVS advanced modeling and simulation tools, based on data from a wide array of sources, produce actionable environmental intelligence that enable decision makers to better understand and work in a managed environment.

Environmental data are complex and often indirectly captured. Collection, curation, and understanding of environmental data are essential to building predictive modeling capabilities and deepening the environmental understanding of diverse stakeholders. The EVS Geospatial Computing, Innovations and Sensing (GCIS) department brings together a diverse group of scientists to make sense of environmental data for our stakeholders. From understanding the ecological impacts of solar installations to using radars to understand thunderstorms, GCIS tackles diverse problems through its expertise in atmospheric measurements, passive and active sensing, software engineering, computer vision and machine learning, geospatial information systems, high-performance computing and data informatics.

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Scott M. Collis

Department Head and Director, ATMOS

Scott is an atmospheric scientist and head of the Geospatial Computing, Innovations, and Sensing (GCIS) department in the Environmental Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He is a Senior Fellow at the Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering (NAISE). Scott’s research is at the intersection of data informatics, edge computing, atmospheric science, and radar meteorology. He uses and develops open-source tools to aid the development of next-generation climate models.

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